The Freedive Cafe Podcast: Sheila Hanney the Sea Shepherdess

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Sheila Hanney was born in the UK and has now been resident in Dahab for 4 years, and also volunteering for Sea Shepherd for the same time.
She spends about half her time in Egypt and half her time on ships in Mexico feeding the crew.

She’s a free diving instructor and judge at the Red C Cup competitions in the world famous blue hole in Dahab.
Of herself she says she is not the deepest diver but she’s seriously Zen.

Her interest in the ocean now is very much concerned with conservation work, we all want clean seas and abundant wildlife and as free divers she feels we are in an unique position to promote ocean awareness.

She currently runs Egypt’s only fully vegan restaurant, the Marine Garden Camp, which is also plastic free.